Ho ho ho

GC and I went to Mayor Larry’s Christmas Party at the Cattle Castle today. Larry was positively beaming. Seriously. Ear-to-ear perma-grin. He was totally in his element, basking in his own glow.

He kind of shook hands with me – it was a cross between a handshake and a high five. It was a little awkward.

We got free Beaver Tails and a Clementine orange and coffee. If we’d been younger, we’d have gotten free flashlights too.

I heard today that he’s thinking about not running in the next election. I don’t think it’ll make any difference to the outcome, but I guess it’s a more graceful exit strategy than getting excoriated in the polls.